Question

Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, __________ they knew it to be valuable.

A．as if

B．now that

C．even though

D．so that

Answer 1

C。

as if意为“好像”“似乎”，now that意为“既然”，even though意为“尽管”“虽然”，so that意为“为了”。比较四个选项，只有选C最合适。